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Purdue · 2026

CJ Madden

DESenior6' 4", 270 lbsEllenwood, GA
Purdue Boilermakers3-4 · TDC #72
Snap share
10%
likely 5–13%
Tackles
4
3151st of 5410 in FBS
Solo
3
Tackles for loss
0
Sacks
0
Interceptions
0

Charting

Where Madden's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Passes defended
0
0 broken up · 0 intercepted
QB hurries
2
as the play text names the rusher
Tackles after a catch
0
completions he tackled
Coverage plays
0
PBUs + INTs + tackles after a catch

The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.

Career

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsTklTFLSacksINTPDHavoc
2026 so farPurdue#72 · 3-4210%400000
2025Purdue#100 · 2-10834%162.50.5003
2024Purdue#122 · 1-11310%70.50001
2023Georgia#2 · 13-136%100000

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. CJ Madden's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

CJ Madden's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

4.5 avg. game scoreBest: 5.6 at Illinois (Week 5)0 of 4 games at 8.0+
Defense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1Indiana StateW 44–19—no stats recorded
2Wake ForestL 36–38—000010··
3@UCLAL 38–52—no stats recorded
4Notre DameL 10–493.2100000··
5@IllinoisW 24–175.6110010··
6MinnesotaW 41–134.5110000··
7WashingtonL 26–384.5110000··
2026 · 5 games4.5430020··

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles43151st / 5410
Solo3—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries2302nd / 1382
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameOpp. playsEst. snapsPlays madeSnap share
Wk 5 · Illinois65~24 (9–38)137%
Wk 6 · Minnesota52~19 (7–30)137%
Season43043 (21–58)210%

Position Room

23 DLs on the Purdue roster, ordered by tkl

#PlayerPosClassTklTFLSacksINTPD
33Jeremy LewisDEJR223.51.5—1
58Breeon IshmailDEJR1511—0
40Ian JeffriesDLJR141.51—0
92Curt NealDLSR1420.5—0
11Keyshawn BurgosDESR132.51.5—1
94Rodney LoraDLJR1010.5—0
23Trey SmithDEJR910.5—0
97Wisdom SimmsDLSR50.50—1
8CJ MaddenDESR400—0
91Aiden SoleckiDEFR400—0
9TJ LindseyDLSO300—0
99Josiah HopeDLFR300—0
Katrell WebbDE100—0
18Elo ModozieDESR—————
19Landon BrooksDEFR—————
31Finn GoodmanDEFR—————
41Mason AlnuttDEFR—————
44Kobe CherryDLFR—————
84Maximilian CarmicleDEFR—————
90Elijah St. JohnDLSR—————
93Sam GoellnerDESO—————
96Jordan CreeDLSR—————
98Drake CarlsonDLJR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Purdue depth chart →